New research from points toward a potential breakthrough to break down toxic forms of mercury ingested from tainted seafood.

Have you ever hesitated to treat yourself to a tuna steak or a colorful sushi plate because of concerns about mercury and ...

Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UCLA announced the creation of an engineered ...

Archaeologists haven’t dared look inside the tomb of China’s first Emperor. Chances are you’re aware of Qin Shi Huang’s final resting place, even if you’ve never heard of him. He was the first person ...

Scientists have engineered a gut microbe that can detoxify methylmercury, reducing the amount that passes into the brain and ...

Fish-eating animals are most at risk of mercury poisoning and contamination. Regardless of where these animals are located, ...

ROUEN, FRANCE—According to a Phys.org report, new analysis of the remains of a child who mysteriously died in mid-nineteenth century France revealed that he suffered from mercury poisoning.

Mercury is a potent neurotoxin ... That is due to all the heart attacks, cancer, asthma attacks and other lung disease, and ...

The child’s mercury poisoning was likely “severe,” researchers said. Mercury poisoning can cause coughing, trouble breathing, a metallic taste in the mouth, nausea or vomiting, bleeding and ...

Key takeaways· UCLA and UCSD scientists inserted DNA-encoding methylmercury detoxification enzymes into the genome of an abundant human gut bacterium ...